Short Reads

Essay Breakdown: Jony Ive's Introduction to "Designed by Apple in California"

A breakdown from Jony Ive on Apple's principles for hardware and software design from "Designed by Apple in California."

Nov 28, 2023 •

Outlier Academy

10:08

Essay Breakdown: "Imitators take note — Steve Jobs was more than a showman" by Michael Moritz

In 2015, Michael Moritz wrote an opinion piece in the Financial Times encouraging founders to recall one of Steve Jobs' most important messages: Count…

Nov 20, 2023 •

Outlier Academy

11:30

Investor Letter: "The Anxieties of Business Change" by Warren Buffett

In 1985, Warren Buffett had to make an incredibly difficult decision. Which was whether to shut down the textile business Hathaway Mills. In today's…

Oct 2, 2023 •

Outlier Academy

20:47

Essay Summary: “How To Do Great Work” by Paul Graham

How To Do Great Work explores curiosity, the source of originality, the relationship between breaking rules and new ideas, and how being naive is a form…

Sep 4, 2023 •

Outlier Academy

1:37:34

Essay: “The Playing Field” by Graham Duncan

What I learned reading The Playing Field by Graham Duncan.

Jul 31, 2023 •

Outlier Academy

41:54

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